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  1. Where did this congresswoman find this nurse statistic?

    nurseprnRN replied to AlexandraRobbins's topic in General Nursing

    Presume you have all the studies from UPenn already,

  2. Do you titrate drips?

    nurseprnRN replied to LittleRedOwl's topic in General Nursing

    You know, it's not much different at all from sliding-scale insulin. You have parameters for dosing, and you monitor them and adjust the dose. No biggie. Just be sure you know what the drug does. I...

  3. Liking members at AN

    nurseprnRN replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    Oh god, no .... please don't say that, I'm so sorry .... my name is a carryover from the late, late, long-lamented AOL communities, where I was a leader in the RN community and ran (what else?) a...

  4. Where did this congresswoman find this nurse statistic?

    nurseprnRN replied to AlexandraRobbins's topic in General Nursing

    https://schakowsky.house.gov/write-to-congresswoman-jan-schakowsky/

  5. CAMP NURSE-HELP

    nurseprnRN replied to LisabertRN's topic in Camp

    Guess what: There's a camp nurse forum on AN! Go see!

  6. Unable to work.

    nurseprnRN replied to miranda819's topic in General Nursing

    Does your LTAC have a service where they call discharged patients to see how they and their families are doing? If they don't they should...and you could do this from home.

  7. Liking members at AN

    nurseprnRN replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    I have blocked only two people in my time here, but mostly because they were so troll-y, effing provoking that against my better judgment they brought out the worst in me, and it was better for...

  8. Not passing 3rd semester ADN

    nurseprnRN replied to eesh1978's topic in General Students

    Our classes lost a big %age, about 25%, in the first three or four weeks when we all had students crying in our offices because they always wanted to be nurses but didn't really know they'd have to be...

  9. Medication Math

    nurseprnRN replied to kenyon's topic in General Students

    Normally we ask students to show us their calculations so we can help them identify where they went wrong. Could you show us what you did that keeps coming out wrong? This is a multi-factorial...

  10. Is anything at your work that puzzles you

    nurseprnRN replied to pras's topic in General Nursing

    Writing her book, or preparing her proposal for her management thesis or dissertation. She should send us all Starbuck's gift cards.

  11. Management and modified duty

    nurseprnRN replied to TXcatcher's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You need much more than three PT sessions (though good on you for continuing to do the exercises-- twice a day, every day!) and should be regularly monitored by a physician who specializes in rehab...

  12. RNs with a Bachelor's in another field

    nurseprnRN replied to TwistaKrista's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    There are several reputable BS-in-anything-to-BSN or -MSN programs about, so you are correct. However, that's because those BS degrees had science content in them, so would apply to a...

  13. I am starting to love wound care - am I nuts?

    nurseprnRN replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    Not only are you not nuts, you are on your way to a very interesting and potentially very well-paid career. Contact the WOCN folks and find out about how to get certified and start going to meetings....

  14. Management and modified duty

    nurseprnRN replied to TXcatcher's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I did work comp case management for years (and am still involved in catastrophics). There are a few things going in here. 1) If you were injured at work, did you file an injury report at the time...

  15. Nurse Recruiter and HIPAA violation?

    nurseprnRN replied to SookieBSN's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Fines for HIPAA violation are not paid to the patient. You can look it

  16. Nursing students eat their young too.

    nurseprnRN replied to Destined4More's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Why on earth would you care what they think? Learn what you have to learn, do well, and that will be your best revenge. Remember that most nursing students are NOT former LPN/LVN and yet they manage...

  17. Science prerequisites

    nurseprnRN replied to Abogherie's topic in General Students

    UNE has an excellent reputation as a brick-and-mortar school specializing in sciences and health, and is likely to have carried that rigor into its online offerings because I think they use the same...

  18. Oh NO. 3 Times Nclex Same Result. What NEXT?

    nurseprnRN replied to Victoryismine's topic in General Students

    There's a thread on the NCLEX forum entitled something like Failed NCLEX More Than Twice? that you might check out. Search GrnTea NCLEX and you can find it. Short answer: the review books have to have...

  19. Why is it so difficult to get hired in NH

    nurseprnRN replied to TrishRNNew2NH's topic in General Nursing

    Not too far from Boston and a pretty good UVermont school in Burlington. Yep. Good

  20. Why is it so difficult to get hired in NH

    nurseprnRN replied to TrishRNNew2NH's topic in General Nursing

    The economy hit NH hard, so there aren't a lot of jobs open as many nurses had to keep working full-time when they would rather have gone to part time or retired because their husbands are out of work...

  21. Recliner Entrapment!

    nurseprnRN replied to AZ Ogre's topic in General Nursing

    1) Don't just report to your manager. CC it -- in writing -- to the hospital risk management department. Somebody there will have a really, really good idea of what one accident will mean in terms of...

  22. Vocational nursing-but I have an associates degree!

    nurseprnRN replied to ericabrett's topic in General Students

    Move out of California. Seriously. More than half of new RN grads in CA don't get work in their first year post graduation-- you think you're going to get work as an LPN? There are many, many...

  23. Is anything at your work that puzzles you

    nurseprnRN replied to pras's topic in General Nursing

    On a related note: you have to get subq insulin cosigned, even though if you OD somebody on it, it reverses easily with common D50. But you can give somebody IV digoxin without anybody seeing that...

  24. What will be the care of a patient on a blood transfusion?

    nurseprnRN replied to Hanan Carrazzo's topic in General Students

    Good. A lot of people get blood who have not been injured or had surgery. What about them? A test question (or clinical situation) that doesn't tell you how the person became anemic wants to know...

  25. Med surg SSE

    nurseprnRN replied to smithRN16's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Heck, looks like nobody's gonna tell me.